Hatred is settled anger.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.